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godspeed you! black emperor- this is in a church on the far southside. I've somehow never been to a show in a church, which is something I've always wanted to do.
beach house- this is sold out and I have to figure out a way to get a ticket for it in the next few months. I'm really hoping I don't have to resort to one of those awful ticket brokering websites.

I'm also going to Germany in March, so I'm hoping there will be something I want to see in Berlin or Cologne while I'm there.

Wrapping the gig going yr up this weekend with Blanck Mass this Fri, produced one of the yr stand out albums IMO with their/his top quality dystopian electronica , looking forward to this , then Saturday Twilight Sad @ Barrowland`s , my 14yr daughter expressed her approval for Twilight Sad back at the start of the yr and will be coming with me and my usual side kick to a sold out `Barras` Saturday night show, can` t wait to see what she thinks of it tbh, shes only been to a couple of larger, pop type things, this will be different , buzzin` for this weekend actually

My gig going year is slowly coming to a halt after seeing the incredible Thee Oh Sees in London last week (an hour of sweat drenched mayhem, electrified and deranged). My local record shop, South Records in Southend On Sea, has an in-store gig by acid-folky Howard Eynon, which I'll probably go along to. Does the Nutcracker ballet count as a gig? Not really eh but that's my pre-Xmas family treat.

Just booked tickets for Father John Misty at the Roundhouse next May which I'm excited about.

Also Daughter at the Forum in London in January. My good lady's choice for a change.

Night Beats, Fat White Family, both possibilities. Primal Scream was in the bag until I clocked the price and decided it wasn't worth it.

Happy Festive gig going everyone, hope you all enjoy some great shows!

Next year Lush in Manchester and London. Heads in Manchester. Duke Spirit in Manchester and Explosions in the Sky in Manchester also. Maybe Shearwater in Manc as well, we shall see.

I might be going to the Manchester Explosions show too. for now I've chosen just the Bristol date as it's on a Saturday and the venue looks really nice. I'm such a big fan however I can see myself adding Manchester to the diary also..

Pixies could be our first rock'n'roll family outing as the girlfriend picked up tickets for the two of us and her daughter. Nothing against Pixies, saw them twice first time around and three times since the reunion but felt like I was done after the 'Doolittle' tour. Passed up any opportunities to see them since then. Might just treat it as a night out on a summer's evening.

Looks like The Cosmic Dead are playing Reverberation (Dublin's Psych Fest) in April so that will be enough to get me going one of the nights at least.

Plus Body & Soul and Electric Picnic festies.
Scarily, the other half bought an early bird B&S ticket as a birthday present for 'The Teenager', who will be 17 by the time it comes around.
I have opposed this decision on many grounds, mainly I don't want us to bump into her while we're off our heads plus I think she should pay for the ticket herself by getting a part time job. Can't recall my parents ever shelling out cash for me to go to gigs or festivals
Parenting eh?

Have Night Beats and Cult Of Dom Keller this weekend in Glasgow... considering Telescopes at the end of the month and then Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band mid Feb... and The Heads in Manchester in April all going well!

Laz69 wrote:Have Night Beats and Cult Of Dom Keller this weekend in Glasgow... considering Telescopes at the end of the month and then Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band mid Feb... and The Heads in Manchester in April all going well!

Tickets bought for Micheal Head & The Red Elastic Band as well, been looking forward to him coming north for quite a long time, was beginning to think it would never happen, then as if by bloody magic!! Fancied Night Beats this weekend as well but `on call` this weekend, oh well,

I've been keeping my eye out for any Michael Head dates in the Midlands too, but I don't think it's gonna happen. probably not enough of an audience if we're honest.
does he play Shack songs in the set? can't find any setlists online

Gigs I have tickets for are Suede, Lush (Manc and London), Explosions In The Sky, White Denim (love this band live and playing a tiny little show in Manchester woo hoo), Besnard Lakes, The Heads, Black Mountain (Leeds)

angelsighs wrote:I've been keeping my eye out for any Michael Head dates in the Midlands too, but I don't think it's gonna happen. probably not enough of an audience if we're honest.
does he play Shack songs in the set? can't find any setlists online

Be a mixture of everything I believe, I think he`s only released around half a dozen songs so far as The Red Elastic Band,

Yep... although i'm not bloody surprised... what would be even more annoying would be if he was passing through to go do an extensive european tour... one UK date on that would almost be a snub! Disappointed too.

Lets do this! Brighton band Enos are supporting as well. Will try and get the Friday afternoon off work so can come and meet up early (ish). Both Enos and myself asked Dave/Sula Bassana if he could do a Brighton date but he said the London promoter wouldn't allow it

Television in either Manchester or Bristol
John Cooper Clarke at Birmingham Town Hall
Diiv in Birmingham
Karma to Burn in Birmingham (but it's on a Sunday so no late trains, so not sure if I can be arsed)

also trying to lineup some gigs for when I'm over in New York in April. got Acid Mothers Temple or Autolux as possibles. Dave Gilmour is playing but unfortunately on the day we fly back.
if anybody knows any cool venues in the big apple would love some advice. where's the free jazz going down?

Awesome shinesalight, I will be in the area from just after lunch so I suggest we could have the whole world put to rights by the time the band come on stage Looking forward to it. Been playing them a lot recently. Plus off to Berlin in a few weeks as late ish 40th birthday pass out/treat for some Bunedsliga action, so hoping to grab a few of their releases and associated acts at the plethora of record stores there. If anyone has any inside info on decent stores in that there Berlin, then give me a shout

just booked tickets for mark lanegan show & a korpiklaani show. tried putting them thru together to work around ticketmasters service charge. they weren't having that! assholes.
still, looking forward to this gigs. be a busy weekend.

Rangda are playing a residency at Cafe Oto in London, which each band member's respective solo project as support each night. thanks to fellow forumite ro for spotting that one! I don't think my wallet can stretch to all 3 nights so might have to go for the Six Organs night..

also got Chameleons Vox lined up for Birmingham. last time I said I wasn't sure if I would see them again, but when they are playing on your doorstep again.. you do wonder if sometimes you are seeing bands out of habit sometimes!

decided I am gonna have to give The Heads a miss unfortunately.. just got too much going on in April as it is.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard tonight at the Electric Ballroom in Camden. Saw these crazy cats last summer and it was an amazing gig, loads of love between the crowd and band, mayhem from the get go. Hoping for more of the same at this sold out gig tonight.

Looming on the horizon......Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood at the Union Chapel, Father John Misty at the Roundhouse, both in May.

Joanna Newsom Next Saturday in Groeningen, then King Khan and the shrines in Bremen and Berlin then underworld in Groeningen, then Evan Parker in Bremen then the Heads in London ( though Jan wobble and the sun ra arkestra are playing in London on the same night, poor planning or what ) then primavera in Porto then ATP in Iceland. Still looking forward to the next SPZ gig though...

Field Day Festival - Sunday 12th June (Goat, PJ Harvey, Air, Moon Duo, BJM, Fat White Family, Beach House etc etc) - never been to this East London festival, heard good/bad things but it has a great line up this year so taking the plunge!

Last time I saw Mudhoney I swore I was done but its been a few years, they've got Bob Log supporting, who i've passed on the last couple of times he's played, and it's all taking place in the cosy confines of Whelans. Can't say no really...

Also very much looking forward to Belly, I had no idea they were back together! Saw them first time round but only on big outdoor stages at festivals so it'll be nice to catch them in a small indoor venue.

Ride have just announced 2 nights at the Concorde 2 in Brighton in September. I'm hoping the Mrs can secure 2 tickets when they go on sale on Friday Don't think I've ever seen them in a venue that small.